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Wandsworth 1862

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Wandsworth District, The Board of Works (Clapham, Putney, Streatham, Tooting & Wandsworth)]

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25
or in round numbers 20,300. The deaths proper to the
parish having numbered 411, it would place the rate of
mortality for the year at about 20 in every thousand
living.

Table: The following table gives the number of deaths that have been registered during the year 1862 from all causes, and amongst all classes, specifying the sex, age, and social position of the deceased:—

The following table gives the number of deaths that have been registered during the year 1862 from all causes, and amongst all classes, specifying the sex, age, and social position of the deceased:—

BATTERSEA. Population in 1861—19,852. Area in Statute Acres—2,343. DISEASES, And other Causes of Death.
Total Deaths from each Class of Disease, &c. in the Sub-DistrictSex.Age.Social Position.
Males.Females.Under 1 year.From 1 to 5 years.From 5 to 10 years.Under20years including all under 10 yearsAt 20, and under40 years of age.At 40, and under 60 years of Age.At 60, and under 80 years of age.80 years and upwards.Nobility and Gentry.Professional Class, Mer chants. Bankers. &c.Middle & Trading Class, Shopmen, Clerks, Ac.Industrial & Labouring Classes.
Classes:—Small Pox211............2..................2
Measles16610311116...............2410
Scarlatina158728415...............268
Diphtheria86223...6...11......134
Quinsy.............................................
Croup.............................................
Whooping Cough25817718...25..................817
1. ZymoticTyphus and) Infantile Fever1789...55121121...1214
Erysipelas7261......23...11.........7
Metria, Childbirth.............................................
Carbuncle.............................................
Influenza.............................................
Diarrhœa & Dysentery221210115...16...24......4414
Cholera1...1...............1............1...
Totals of Zymotic Class1135162265010926582...82778
2. Tubercular5831275311525162...34942
3. Of Brain and Nerves8142392513...38108223...41562
4. Of Heart1082.........1225......226
5. Of Respiratory Organs8342412026...46812143112061
6. Of Digestive Organs29191094114447...11621
7. Of Urinary Organs22.....................11......11
8. Of Organs of Generation3...3...............21............3
9. Of Joints, Bones, &c211...............2............11
10. Of Skin.............................................
11. Premature Birth, Low Vitality, Malforma422319392...411............2436
12. Of Uncertain Seat.............................................
13. Age331122..................161711229
14. Violence121022...14233.........111
15. Not Specified23101371...9194...l2317
Totals49125024113399132605963832672591368